Kyle Wiltjer started his sophomore season out with a bang with 19 points, 6 rebounds. AP photo

With the first weekend of college basketball in the books, plenty of Oregon high school products are making an impact for their respective teams. From Kentucky to UNLV to San Francisco, here's a look at what's going on with some of the more notable college basketball players with ties to the state of Oregon:

• After sophomore Kyle Wiltjer tallied 19 points, 6 rebounds and 3 blocks in Kentucky's 72-69 win over Maryland, the 6-10 forward out of Jesuit was named SEC basketball player of the week along with South Carolina's Michael Carrera.

• USA Today's Nicole Auerbach interviews Kentucky's "de-facto veteran presence" in a sit-down with Wiltjer. In response to Auerbach's question about being a sophomore "veteran," Wiltjer responds with the following:

I'm kind of instinctively taking on that role because I've already been through it. They come in and ask little questions like where to go and stuff like that. We just try to show them around, and I'm willing to do whatever role our team needs to be successful.

• Jason King of ESPN.com also hits on Wiltjer's "veteran" role with Kentucky in his "10 observations from opening weekend" :

Two of the biggest keys to Kentucky’s season will be sophomore Kyle Wiltjer and senior Julius Mays. Much like Doron Lamb, Terrence Jones, Patrick Patterson, DeAndre Liggins and Darius Miller in the seasons before them, the Wildcats’ “veterans” need to serve as a calming force on the court when their younger teammates get sped up.

• For the Las Vegas Sun, Taylor Bern writes that "after looking over his options," junior Mike Moser returned to UNLV to better prepare himself to play small forward in the NBA:

Like point guard Anthony Marshall, Moser is going to be in a different position this year. He often played on the perimeter last year, particularly down the stretch, but that will now be his primary spot as the small forward. The additions of Anthony Bennett and Khem Birch, plus the depth with Carlos Lopez-Sosa and Quintrell Thomas, make this move logical, not only because it helps Moser prepare for the NBA, but it also gives the Rebels a distinct size advantage at the three-spot.

• In Dime Magazine's profile of UNLV, Sean Cochran writes that with a frontline of Moser, Birch and Bennett, "UNLV has arguably the best frontcourt in the country":

The combination of Moser (14 points and 10.5 rebounds per game last season) and McDonald’s All-Americans Birch and Bennett will be a tough group for any Mountain West opponent to slow down. ... In just his second season at the helm of the Rebels, David Rice will be looking to make some serious noise come tournament time and he has the tools to do it.

• Avry Holmes made a statement in the first game of his college career at San Francisco with 17 points on 6-of-8 shooting in a 74-62 loss to Stanford. Holmes came off the bench, but led the team in scoring.

After the game, head coach Rex Walters said the following: "Avry made some shots, but it's fool's gold." He went on to further explain his dissatisfaction with the team's performance as a whole, "I thought offensively, we were inept."

• For KUsports.com, Jesse Newell writes that Landen Lucas is likely going to be red shirted. He didn't play in Kansas' opening win over SE Missouri State as a result. Head coach Bill Self said the following about Lucas:

"It's to really replace age 23 with age 19," Self said. "He's going to be a much better player then than he will be now. You don't red-shirt guys that you don't think can play, because I do think he does have a future here impacting our ballclub."

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